Mitch Needelman walks out of the Brevard County Jail with his attorney after being arrested on bribery and tampering charges. / Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY

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Several prominent Brevard County political figures show up on a list of 75 potential witnesses in the political corruption case against former Brevard Clerk of Courts Mitch Needelman.

He is accused of steering an $8.52 million document-scanning contract to Melbourne technology company BlueWare in return for illegal contributions to his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign. Needelman, BlueWare Chief Executive Officer Rose Harr and Needelman associate William Matthew Dupree all face multiple felony charges.

Political figures on the witness list submitted by State Attorney Phil Archer’s office include Brevard County Commission Vice Chair Mary Bolin Lewis, former Florida Rep. Jason Steele and former Melbourne City Councilman Mark LaRusso, who subsequently worked for BlueWare.

One surprising name on the list is David Nuxol, president of Source2 Inc., the company Needelman used to outsource 127 of his clerk of courts employees shortly after he took office in 2011. The Source2 contract was controversial, and current Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis ended it after he took office in January. But Source2 previously had not been mentioned in the Needelman/BlueWare investigation.

Nuxol said he is surprised to be on the witness list, since he said he had no connections with BlueWare or financial dealings with Dupree. He also said he had no conversations with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or the state attorney’s office related to this case.

Archer, speaking in general terms, said, while “there are other investigations that are ongoing” tied to defendants in Needelman/BlueWare case, the appearance of someone on the witness list does not necessarily mean that person is part of an investigation.

Steele on Monday also expressed surprise about being on the witness list.

“Really? I’m on it? That’s surprising,” Steele said.

Steele, who ran unsuccessfully for Brevard County property appraiser last year, said he probably was placed on the witness list because Dupree had done some personal consulting work for him about two years ago.

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“I imagine that the FDLE has thoroughly investigated all the money that went to Matt Dupree in the last couple of years, and that’s probably what this is about,” said Steele, who also is a former Brevard County Republican Party chairman.

Steele said he has no involvement in or knowledge of the BlueWare case.

Archer said Steele was on the witness list because a financial transaction between Steele and Dupree raised “a flag to look at where the money came from.” But Archer said that transaction is not part of the criminal investigation.

LaRusso said he had not been notified he was a witness.

“I’m unaware of any list that I’m on. I have not been contacted by the state attorney’s office at this time. And if I’m on a list, I don’t think it would be appropriate to comment at this time,” LaRusso said.

After LaRusso unsuccessfully ran for Melbourne mayor in November, he was hired by BlueWare in December as a sales team member. He said he left the company after about 3½ months.

Bolin Lewis could not be reached for comment Monday.

Others on the witness list include:

• Current and former employees of the clerk of courts office.

Deputy Clerk Tyler Winik is one of them. He said he believes he is on the list because he assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in its investigation.

“I helped to gather evidentiary information,” said Winik, who left the clerk of courts office shortly after Needelman became clerk, then returned when Ellis took office.

• Current and former employees of BlueWare.

• Representatives of companies that did work on Needelman’s campaign.

Among them was Lisa Brust, office manager for Tightline Productions in Melbourne. Tightline produced some campaign spots for Needelman’s campaign.

“I believe the state wanted to see if any payments came from Matt Dupree,” Brust said, “and none did.”

• Representatives of companies that sought the contract BlueWare received.

• Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents and analysts.

• The “custodian of records” for financial institutions and credit card companies, as well as for the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Office and a cellular phone company.

Their presence on the list may bean indication the prosecution wants to tie in a trail of financial transactions, phone calls and campaign contribution documents.

• The “custodian of records” for the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast. The EDC helped BlueWare qualify for more than $1.8 million in state, county and Melbourne financial incentives as part of the company’s plan to add 190 jobs locally. BlueWare never received those incentives because it did not meet its job-creation and capital-investment goals.

The FDLE has said the EDC is not a subject of the investigation. The EDC has no comment on its presence on the witness list.